Sense Quotes

11783 Sense quotes by 6322 unique authors

If bloggers are to improve our public discourse - helping busy and usually uninformed people make sense of the world - it is necessary to… — Eric Alterman
Trends in circulation and advertising - the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and unresponsive; the advent of Craigslist,… — Eric Alterman
Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Common sense is calculation applied to life. — Henri Frederic Amiel
I make up my own mind in light of available facts, with my own experience and a sense of personal ethics. — Ian Anderson
My sense of the family history is somewhat sketchy, because my mother kept a great deal to herself. — Julie Andrews
Once you appreciate one of your blessings, one of your senses, your sense of hearing, then you begin to respect the sense of seeing and… — Maya Angelou
And if a person is religious, I think it's good, it helps you a bit. But if you're not, at least you can have the… — Maya Angelou
I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth.… — Susan B. Anthony
All the characters in my films are fighting these problems, needing freedom, trying to find a way to cut themselves loose, but failing to rid… — Michelangelo Antonioni
In a sense it's a lot crazier when you're on the road and it's a lot less stable, but it's actually really healthy for me… — Fiona Apple
I find intelligence sexy. I find a sense of humor sexy. I find sensitivity sexy. — Nicole Appleton
Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason. — Thomas Aquinas
Swimming is not a sport. Swimming is a way to keep from drowning. That's just common sense! — George Carlin
If Helen Keller had psychic ability, would you say she had a fourth sense? What year did Jesus think it was? — George Carlin
When you think about it, attention-deficit order makes a lot of sense. In this country there isn't a lot worth paying attention to. — George Carlin
It is usually when men are at their most religious that they behave with the least sense and the greatest cruelty. — Ilka Chase
It is the mark of our whole modern history that the masses are kept quiet with a fight. They are kept quiet by the fight… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I do not know much about Mohammed or Mohammedanism. I do not take the Koran to bed with me every night. But, if I did… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Being engaged in some way for the good of the community, whatever that community, is a factor in a meaningful life. We long to belong,… — Patricia Churchland
When I became convinced that the universe is natural, that all the ghosts and gods are myths, there entered into my brain, into my soul,… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Quite often I have been faced with people who were praised and admired for their talents and their achievements... According to prevailing attitudes, these people-the… — Alice Miller
My mother ... had a very deep inner spirituality that allowed her to rebuild her life. It's extraordinary that she had such a strong sense… — Caroline Kennedy
Women know the way to rear up children (to be just). They know a simple, merry, tender knack of tying sashes, fitting baby-shoes, and stringing… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
When I quit working, I lost all sense of identity in about fifteen minutes. — Unknown Author

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